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2022 Senate Joint Resolution 503 - SD Legislature Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota to increase the maximum number of members of the South Dakota Legislature.

22.761.9 97th Legislative Session 733

2022 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Joint Resolution 503

Introduced by: Senator Heinert

A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota to increase the maximum number of members of the South Dakota Legislature.

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of South Dakota, the House of Representatives concurring therein:

Section 1. That at the next general election held in the state, the following amendment to Article III, § 2 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, as set forth in section 2 of this Joint Resolution, which is hereby agreed to, shall be submitted to the electors of the state for approval.

Section 2. That Article III, § 2 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, be AMENDED:

§ 2. After the Legislature elected for the years 1937 and 1938 the number of members of the house of representatives shall not be less than fifty nor more than seventy-five eighty and the number of members of the senate shall not be less than twenty-five nor more than thirty-five forty.

The sessions of the Legislature shall be biennial except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.

Underscores indicate new language.

Overstrikes indicate deleted language.